Goal is to raise $650k

A mascot greets Mr Teo Ser Luck at the launch of the fundraising event. With him is Tan Soo Nan, chief executive, Singapore Pools.

For the third year in a row, Mr Teo Ser Luck will be trading in his shirt and tie for a football kit, all for a good cause.

Come Sept 20, the Minister of State for Trade and Industry will once again lead a team of Members of Parliament out for Singapore Pools' Football With A Heart (FWAH) executive charity fundraiser at the new National Stadium.

While he will reprise his role as captain of the team, Mr Teo is also looking forward to helping the community through this event.

"Sport has always been one of the best ways to bring people together," said the 46-year-old on the sidelines of FWAH's launch at the Sports Hub yesterday.

"I've always believed that businesses can make a difference in the community... so what better way to bring them in than through (a sporting event like this)."

Organisers of the annual event - now into its third edition - hope to have 60 companies competing in the five-a-side contest.